I work the overnight shift at work, 5:30pm to 5:30am.  When I come home in the mornings and I'm settling into bed there are always informercials on TV.  One morning I saw an informerical for Beach Body's Power 90 System by Tony Horton.  Now normally I just take one look at these and move on.  I have never ever bought anything fitness like from an informerical before....

As a personal trainer, I found it hard to get my point across to people sometimes. I would try and explain how to do an exercise, or it for them, and even help move them through the motion. Sometimes a client just wouldn't get it. And sometimes it's easier for me to know what a certain exercise is doing for the body, but it's hard for me to explain it in terms everyone can understan...

I bought Slim in 6 after a friend of mine literally lost 100 pounds using this instructional system consistentenly. I figured well she did, I can do it! In the Slim in 6 total package you receive: 1.) Three easy to follow workouts: Start It Up! Ramp It Up! Burn It Up! 2.) Awesome tools to track your progress: A guidebook about the program, step-by-step nutrition guide, motivational calende...

I loved the iFit workouts idea the moment I was introduced to the it: pre-programmed, recorded sessions work together with your fitness equipment, like treadmill or elliptical, automatically adjusting your speed and resistance as the trainer talks to you, coaching you and explaining what’s going on. It is like having a personal trainer! I also love the nice energetic music, it helps...

We bought a spinning bike last year and the sales person advised us that there was no DVD that came with the bike that showed how to use it. Not wanting to bring an expensive bike home and have it turn into a clothes hangar, we decided to purchase the Johnny G Spinning Spin & Slim Express DVD. The sales person told us it was a great DVD for an introduction to spinning. The full DVD runs for...

So I was browsing the DVD's when I came across this vid: Fat-Burning Kickboxing Workout for Dummies.  "Kickboxing, eh?  I thought to my (very Canadian) self.  "I've always thought it would be fun to learn Kickboxing...  I could use something new to mix up my walking and pilates routine...."  Into the cart it went.The Good: This movie is a great in...

I hate when I've fallen asleep on the couch and the TV's remote has had the sleep mode reset because I inevitably awaken to a TV infomercial that sounds a little too interesting to ignore.Such was the case at 3 a.m. one morning  when Hip Hop Abs awoke me from a peaceful slumber with it's rockin', quakin and belly achin moves and Shaun T's voice telling me how maaarvelou...

My roommate and I decided to start the P90X progam after he had purchased it and we heard success stories of others. We planned to start on a day of the week that fit both of our class schedules and other extra curricular activities. The compilation of 12 disks is very thorough and shows you exactly what you need to do for each move. The longest of all disks is the Yoga disk, at 1hr:15min. Ever...

I have searched and searched for the right exercise program geared towards people who have limited mobility.  I have gotten many exercises from physical theorists, but they always seemed to be lacking. Most of the time, I felt like I was being challenged to the point of exhaustion, or the exercises were too light not giving me enough challenge.  Finding the exercise instruction which ...

Better Basketball is a series of training videos for those aspiring to become the next basketball phenoms, improve their game a notch or just maintain their already budding skills at top level. Better Basketball - Better Ball Handling is one of the 7 videos the company endorses and the one I happened to purchase.My experience : excellent. Online, it would be difficult to find a free video that ...

As an exercise physiologist, I thought there would not be fitness video out there that could kick my butt!  Granted after a very difficult pregnancy and not being able to do any workouts after 26 weeks, due to complications, I knew I would be a bit out of shape.So I tried Debbie Seibers Slim in 6 series.  Debbie says you will tone up and get into shape in just 6 weeks.  Well, Deb...

Tai Chi Master Tseng Yun Xiang demonstrates the movements throughout the video.  Tseng is an accredited teacher of Tai Chi, Kung Fu, and Qi Gong. Tseng has studied under several famous teachers in China and migrated to the USA in 1990. This video was made in 1992 and was directed and produced by Bob Klein. Various stances, hand positions, kicks, and movements are covered in this instructio...

   When I first purchased this book, "The Abs Diet" by David Zincenko, I thought it would be just like all the other diet books I had ever read.  The ones that tell you to eat nothing but cabbage or exercise like a person possessed.  I weighed almost 200 pounds and at 5'5" that is not a good look.  So thinking I would once again be reading about all t...

A lot of folks are going to think I am off my rocker, but this is working for me.  It didn’t cost that much (used on Amazon for 18.00) and it is a safe, effective way to not only lose weight, but to change your relationship with food.  Paul McKenna teaches you methods to be in control of food, instead of food being in control of you.  If you are like me, I am sick of all ...

This is a program you buy over the internet, and it is sent to you electronically (www.turbulencetraining.com). I don't buy anything I'm unsure of, and I did some research on this program before buying it. It's really cheap compared to other such programs. The stuff looked pretty decent and the guy seemed to know what he is talking about. Now, after trying it for myself, I discovere...

I bought a Nintendo Wii recently, and so I just had to have the fitness games that are compatible with the platform.  I purchased the Wii Fit, and it is awesome!  You can do yoga, strength exercises, balance exercises, and also aerobic.  After you accumulate so many points (you get these by doing the exercises), you are able to unlock new exercises.  It also tells you your w...